City of Poreč, almost 2.000 years old, is located in a harbor protected from the sea by an islet Sv. Nikola. Due to its extraordinary geographical position, today it is one of the strongest tourist centres in Croatia. The city of beautiful cultural and historical sites, exemplar horticultural decoration, diverse accommodations and rich restauranteur and […]
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Following the capitulation of Italy in September 1943, historic decisions on the joining of Istria with Croatia (forming part of the then Yugoslavia) were adopted in Pazin. Unfortunately, during the same month, after bombing of the town and a massive German offensive, the whole of Istria became part of Adriatisches Kuestenland, a region of the German Reich. Pazin […]
Novigrad, once a peaceful fishing town, over the years has become a compelling touristic destination. Although being so popular among tourists from all around the world, Novigrad has to this day kept its intimate and irresistible charm of a typical quite Mediterranean fishing town. Novigrad isn’t just a real architectural gem filled with astounding historical […]
Labin, a picturesque town situated on a 320 meters high hill and only three kilometers from the seaside, was inhabited already two thousand years B.G. The remnants of Kunci, one of the settlements called the ‚castellums‘, dating from the Bronze Age, can be found in the vicinity of Labin. Its old Illyrian-Celtic name is Albona […]
Buzet lies in the very heart of the northern part of Croatian Istria. It covers an area of 165 km2, with about 6,000 inhabitants.The old town of Buzet is situated on a 150-meter-high hill overlooking the fertile Mirna river valley, whereas the new part of the town called Fontana, spreads at the foot of the […]
NAUTICAL CLUB LABUD PRELOG – Today, the Drava tradition is kept by the Nautical club Labud Prelog. The race on traditional Drava boats known as „Swan Feather Hunting“ organized by the Nautical Club Labud (Labud meaning swan) gathers a large number of Drava River and water sports lovers at the beginning of July. In addition […]
Mursko Središće is the northernmost Croatian town known as the northern gate of Croatia. The place received the status of the City in 1997, and the City is located on the right bank of the Mura and is an important traffic hub due to the international road border crossing with Slovenia on the state road D-209. […]
Čakovec (latitude 46.38 N, longitude 16.43 E, altitude 164 m) is a town in northern Croatia and the seat of Međimurje County, a region located between the rivers Mura and Drava. Čakovec is administrative, economic and cultural center of Međimurje County. The rich history of Čakovec and Međimurje is kept from in the Museum located […]
Nova Gradiška is located in the southwestern part of eastern Croatia and is the second largest city in Brod-Posavina County. Located along extremely important roads, the highway Zagreb – Slavonski Brod – Belgrade and the railway Zagreb – Vinkovci, it is in contact with the old Krajina road („Old Road“), and through the city passes […]
The Županja area was permanently settled in the prehistoric period. The first settlements were created in the Neolithic period, on elevated beams and along numerous smaller streams. Those first people who lived in huts belonged to the holders of Starčevo culture. Although archaeological finds from this and later periods are meager, there is no doubt […]
The building of the Brod Municipality was designed in the Secessionist style and has two facades. The shorter one faces the square. Originally, there was a self-standing two-storey building in that place. The refit and the expansion of the building, which became the property of the Brod Municipality Forestry Administration (Authority) in 1873, began in […]
Otok je smješten u zapadnom Srijemu. Jedan od značajnih čimbenika u općem gospodarskom razvoju Grada Otoka, a samim tim i razvoju turizma, je geografski i prometni položaj u odnosu na 20 km udaljen grad Vinkovce, Grad Vukovar i Grad Županju. Postojeća i planirana cestovna komunikacija omogućuje izravan izlaz na magistralni pravac Vinkovci-Županja odnosno autocestu Zagreb-Lipovac-Beograd […]
Ilok is the easternmost town of the Republic of Croatia and a place where the East meets the West. It rises elegantly above the Danube, surrounded by the slopes and magnificent vineyards of Fruška Gora. It is a town of long history with interesting cultural contrasts woven into its medieval town, one of the largest […]
Slovenský plynárenský priemysel is a state-owned energy supplier headquarters in Bratislava, Slovakia. The company follows on from over 150 years of gas industry in Slovakia. It is the biggest natural gas seller in Slovakia. In addition to natural gas, it sells CNG and LNG, and supplies electricity. On 1 July 2006, the company completed the legal unbundling, while according to the requirements of Slovak […]
Slovenská pošta, a. s. (literally Slovak Post) is a state-owned company responsible for providing postal service in Slovakia established on 1 January 1993 when Slovakia became an independent state and became a public limited company owned by the state on 1 October 2004. It operates over 1,500 post offices throughout the country. It is also the third largest employer in […]
Dudince is a spa town in southern Slovakia. It is the smallest town in Slovakia with only a population of around 1,400. It is known for its mineral water, hot springs and destination spas. It’s located near the edge of the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. History Archaeological discoveries show that the town was inhabited in the Neolithic era. The first written acknowledgement dates back to 1284 […]
Modrý Kameň is a town and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. Sights Roman Catholic church was built in 1879 Baroque chapel of St Anna was built in 1759 Modrý kameň Castle Museum (Marionette and toy museum, Valentine Balassi poet’s life and work, Ethnographic exhibition of the region, A look at the history of dental technology and stomatology)
Spišská Stará Ves is a small town and urban municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia. History In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1272. Geography The town and municipality lies at an altitude of 505 metres and covers an area of 17.533 km2 (7 sq mi). It has a population of about 2,200 people. Spišská Stará Ves is the centre of Zamagurie region and is close to the Dunajec River. Demographics According to the 2001 census, […]
Rajecké Teplice is a spa town in the Žilina District, Žilina Region in northern Slovakia. History of the spa Located between the Lúčanská Malá Fatra and Martinské hole Hills at the valley of the Rajčanka river, the spa is marked as Thermae on a map from 1376, but a deed by Luis the Great gives the first written account of the hot water […]
Podolínec is a town in the Stará Ľubovňa District of the Prešov Region in northern Slovakia. History The first written record of Podolínec, as part of part of Polish-ruled Ziema Sądecka land, dates from 1235 and is included in the Kraków Bishop complaint to the Pope regarding the Hungarian clergy, illegally collecting taxes from the local church, which belonged to the Diocese of Kraków. […]
Jelšava is a town and municipality in Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. Geography The town lies in the Revúcka vrchovina highlands at the border of the Slovak Ore Mountains and Slovak Karst, in the valley of the Muráň river, at an altitude of around 258 m. It is located by road around 10 km (6.21 mi) from Revúca, 100 km (62.14 mi) from Banská Bystrica and 105 km (65.24 mi) away from Košice. Along to the main settlement, […]
Spiśské Vlachy is a town in eastern Slovakia. It is in the Spiš region (Szepes in Hungarian or Zips in German). It is now administratively in the district of Spišská Nová Ves, which is part of the Košice Region. The adjective „Spišské“ is used to distinguish it from 6 other towns listed as „Olasz“ or „Olaszi“ in an 1828 Hungarian property tax […]
Tlmače is a town and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia. Facilities The town has a public library, a cinema, a gym and football stadium. Adding to the facilities, the town has a motocross track. It has a pharmacy and doctor’s surgery and a specialized outpatient facility for adolescents and children. The town has a number of food and general stores and a petrol station. […]
Čierna nad Tisou is a town and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of extreme south-eastern Slovakia, near the Tisa (Tisza) river. History The town and municipality is one of the newest in the Košice Region established in 1828. In 1968, from 29 July to 1 August, Soviet and Czechoslovak leaders Leonid Brezhnev and Alexander Dubček met in Čierna nad Tisou. This meeting was followed by the Warsaw […]
Hanušovce nad Topľou is a town in the Vranov nad Topľou District, Prešov Region in eastern Slovakia, near the Topľa river. History The first written record about the town was in 1332 under name Hanusa. Geography Hanušovce nad Topľou lies at an altitude of 207 metres (679 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 14.973 square kilometres (5.8 sq mi).[2] It is located in the Beskidian Piedmont […]
Spišské Podhradie is a town in Spiš in the Prešov Region of Slovakia. Its population is around 4,000. Spišské Podhradie is situated at the foot of the hill of Spiš Castle. It had a Zipser German settlement, with its own church and priest, in 1174. Just above, and adjacent to, the town is the ecclesiastical settlement of Spišská Kapitula (hence an old German name Kirchdorf, meaning „church town“). The […]
Vysoké Tatry is a town at the feet of the Slovak part of High Tatras in Slovakia including all the major resorts in that region. It was created in 1990, and its official name from 1990 to 1999 was Starý Smokovec, which is the name of one of its major settlements. Features and statistics The town of Vysoké Tatry is special […]
Tisovec is a town in central Slovakia. Its population is around 4,000. Location and landscape Tisovec is situated in the valley of the river Rimava, at the foots of the Muránska planina plateau. The landscape there gives the impression of a small town in the mountains. Some other towns close to it are Brezno, Hnúšťa and Revúca. History The first settlement in the area […]
Giraltovce is a town in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. History The town was first mentioned in 1383 as Giralth. It was named after a man called Geralth who was first hereditary scultetus (a locator serving a noble in founding a new village). The town was founded in the 13th century. In 1427 it was the property of the Széchy family, […]
Leopoldov is a town in the Trnava Region of Slovakia, near the Váh river. It has a population of around 4,000 inhabitants. The city is the location of Leopoldov Prison, a high-security correctional institution. History The town was founded in 1664-1669 as a fortress against the Ottoman Turks on the initiative of Emperor Leopold I (hence the name). It was granted town status […]
Trenčianske Teplice is a health resort and small spa town in western Slovakia, in the valley of the river Teplička, at the foothills of the Strážovské vrchy mountains. Just a few kilometres away from the city Trenčín. Characteristics The town of Trenčianske Teplice is known not only for its thermal springs and the health resorts, but also for an international film festival Art film and the Bridge of […]
Nováky is a town in the Prievidza District, Trenčín Region in western Slovakia. Nováky Power Plant, a thermal power plant is located near the town. The town is one of the centres of brown coal mining in Slovakia. Geography The town is located in the upper Nitra River valley, between the Vtáčnik and Strážovské vrchy ranges, about 10 km (6.21 mi) from Prievidza. History In 1942, during the reign of the […]
Strážske is a small town and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is located in the most northern part of Michalovce District. History In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1337. Geography The town lies at an elevation of 135 metres and covers an area of 24,773 square kilometres (9,564.91 square miles). The municipality has a population of about 4,289 people. The town […]
Turany is a town and municipality in Martin District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1341. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 406 metres and covers an area of 46.747km². It has a population of about 4,271 people.
Medzev is a town and large municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is one of several towns in Bodva Valley. Other towns in Bodva Valley include: Jasov, Lucia Bania, Vyšný Medzev (Upper Metzenseifen), and Stos. Historically, It belonged to one of the original mountain towns in the Lower Zips/Dolný Spis: Gelnica/Göllnitz, Smolník/Schmöllnitz, Nálepkovo/Wagendrüssel, Krompachy/Krompach, Mníšek nad Hnilcom/Einsiedel, Švedlár/Schwedler. Summary The modern town stems from the merging of Nižný Medzev (German: Untermetzenseifen/Nider […]
Brezová pod Bradlom is a town in the Myjava District, Trenčín Region, western Slovakia, at the western foothills of the Little Carpathians, in the Myjavské Kopanice region. Sights The monumental tomb of Milan Rastislav Štefánik is located on the Bradlo hill (543 metres (1,781 ft), approximately three kilometres from the town, on the road to Košariská. The monument’s construction started in 1924, five years after Štefánik’s death […]